英语美文-Why are Chinese People So Patriotic
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英语美文-我爱你,中国
几乎每一个看过九三阅兵的人,除了震撼,
更深的感受是:我们这一路走来,实在太不容易。
当镜头对准那些满含热泪、颤巍巍敬礼的抗战老兵时,
屏幕前的每一个人,都难以抑制内心的动容。
他们脸上的每一道皱纹,身上的每一道伤疤,都诉说着中华民族的血泪与坚韧。
曾经屈辱与苦难的历史,在这一刻凝聚成最深沉、最炽热的一句心声——
我爱你,中国!
New Words:
patriotic /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk/ adj. 爱国的;有爱国心的
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ v. 牺牲;献出;n. 牺牲;祭品;供奉
carve /kɑːrv/ v. 雕刻;刻;切开;分割
territory /ˈterətɔːri/ n. 领土;版图;领域;势力范围
dignity /ˈdɪɡnəti/n. 尊严;自尊;庄严;端庄
humiliated /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪd/adj. 感到羞辱的;蒙羞的;
trampled /ˈtræmpld/ adj. 被践踏的;遭蹂躏的
Patriotism /ˈpeɪtriətɪzəm/n. 爱国主义;爱国精神
ruin /ˈruːɪn/v. 毁坏;毁灭;使破产;n. 废墟;毁灭;破产
hatred /ˈheɪtrɪd/n. 仇恨;憎恶;敌意
Why are Chinese people so patriotic?
为什么中国人如此爱国?
Because every chapter of our modern history has been marked by blood and sacrifice.
因为我们的近代史每一页都写着血与牺牲。
For a century, foreign powers carved our country apart.
百年来列强瓜分中国,
We lost territory.
我们失去过领土,
We lost dignity.
丧失过尊严,
We saw our people humiliated, our culture trampled, our cities burned.
目睹同胞受辱、文化遭践踏、城市被焚毁。
And yet we stood back up.
但我们重新站起,
Again and again, we fought for every inch of soil, for every voice silenced, for every dream stolen.
一次次为每一寸山河、每一个被湮没的声音、每一个被夺走的梦想而抗争。
Patriotism in China isn't just waving a flag.
中国的爱国主义从不只是挥舞旗帜,
It's remembering that the peace we have today was bought with sacrifice.
而是铭记今日和平由牺牲换来,
It's knowing that our grandparents rebuilt from ruins so we could grow up in a country that stands tall.
是深知祖辈从废墟中重建家园才让我们能成长于挺立东方的国度。
We carry the pain of the past in our hearts, not to live in hatred, but to protect what we have.
我们将历史伤痛刻在心间,不为延续仇恨,只为守护来之不易的一切。
That's why when we see our flag, we don't just see colors, we see the blood, the tears, the courage behind it.
因此当我们看见国旗,看到的不仅是色彩,更是背后的鲜血、泪水与勇气。
And we know we must never let it fall.
我们绝不让它倒下。
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